diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index dadd9e9a6..149fd1025 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ well-known: node_modules
 
 .npmrc:
 	@# Using @echo instead of echo to avoid printing secret token to stdout
-	@\echo -e "@fortawesome:registry=https://npm.fontawesome.com/\n//npm.fontawesome.com/:_authToken=$(FONTAWESOME_NPM_AUTH_TOKEN)" > .npmrc
+	@echo '@fortawesome:registry=https://npm.fontawesome.com/' > .npmrc
+	@echo "//npm.fontawesome.com/:_authToken=$(FONTAWESOME_NPM_AUTH_TOKEN)" >> .npmrc
 
 
 .PHONY: clean